Child's book

Claim 1

A book having a plurality of leaves, each leaf comprising a core of flexible foam enclosed within a pocket of conforming material, the aligned, open ends of said foam-filled pockets being juxtaposed against and hinged to a binding, said pockets which comprise said leaves being formed from a substantially continuous web of said material.

Claim 10

The method of constructing a book having a plurality of leaves, each leaf comprising a core of flexible foam enclosed within a conforming sheet material, said leaves being connected to a binding along one set of their aligned margins, wherein the exterior surface of the leaves and covers of said book is made from a continuous web of said sheet material, which method comprises the steps of (1) preparing the continuous web of said covering material having a width approximately equal to the desired length of a leaf plus twice the seam allowance and a length determined by the equation: n(2X+3Y)+2Z-Y=Length wherein n=the number of leaves X=the desired width of a leaf Y=the desired thickness of a leaf Z=the seam allowance; (2) inscribing along the longitudinal margins of said web between two sets of marks located approximately Z+1/2Y from the end margins, a series of marks defining (a) alternating X and Y distances plus (b) a binding section defined by marks approximately nY apart; (3) forming the first foam-receiving pocket by folding the web, "right" side in, along a vertical line intermediate the marks defining any Y distance, then stitching the folded web in lines parallel to the longitudinal margins from the nearest X defining marks to said fold at a distance Y from said longitudinal margins; (4) repeating the pocket forming procedure step (3) with respect to each of the similarly marked sections; (5) stitching square corners on each of the outward ends of the pockets; (6) turning each pocket "right" side out; (7) inserting foam fillers in said pockets, and (8) stitching the leaves to the binding section.

Claim 11

The method of constructing a book having a plurality of leaves, each leaf comprising a core of flexible foam enclosed within a conforming sheet material, said leaves being connected to a binding along one set of their aligned margins, wherein the exterior surface of the leaves and covers of said book is made from a continuous web of said sheet material, which method comprises the steps of (1) preparing the continuous web of said covering material having a width approximately equal to the desired length of a leaf plus twice the seam allowance and a length determined by the equation: n(2X+3Y)+2Z-Y=Length wherein n=the number of leaves X=the desired width of a leaf Y=the desired thickness of a leaf Z=the seam allowance; (2) inscribing along the longitudinal margins of said web between two sets of marks located approximately Z+1/2Y from the end margins, a series of marks defining (a) alternating X and Y distances plus (b) a binding section defined by marks approximately nY apart; (3) forming the first foam-receiving pocket by folding the web, "right" side in, along a vertical line intermediate the marks defining any Y distance, then stitching the folded web in lines parallel to the longitudinal margins from the nearest X defining marks to said fold at a distance Y from said longitudinal margins; (4) repeating the pocket forming procedure step (3) with respect to each of the similarly marked sections; (5) stitching square corners on each of the outward ends of the pockets; (6) turning each pocket "right" side out; (7) inserting foam fillers in said pockets, and (8) stitching the leaves to the binding section.